Washburn Transformational Experience (WTE)

The Washburn Transformational Experience (WTE) is a program that provides Washburn University students with amazing opportunities and experiences. It is our dream program. What is your dream? What have you always thought of doing or accomplishing? The WTE turns dreams into reality. The WTE goes beyond the everyday classroom experience by allowing students to choose and create projects that reflect their interests.

There are four (4) WTE areas and students are encouraged to complete one or more of them:

Choose a feed:

What's an Ichabod?

Washburn's mascot, the Ichabod, honors the school's early benefactor, Ichabod Washburn, a 19th century Massachusetts industrialist. The original design of the studious-looking, tuxedo-clad figure was created in 1938 by Bradbury Thompson (ba '34), who became an internationally acclaimed graphic artist. Design wasn't Thompson's only consideration. To the stylized Ichabod the artist attributed the qualities of "...courage and enthusiasm, as shown by his brisk walk. He is democratic and courteous, for he tips his hat as he passes. Sincere in his search for truth and knowledge, he studiously carries a book under his arm..."